Pseudophichthys

Pseudophichthys
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Pseudophichthys; Roule, 1915
Species:	P. splendens
Binomial name
	Pseudophichthys splendens; (E. H. M. Lea, 1913)
Synonyms[1]
	Leptocephalus splendens (Lea, 1913); Promyllantor schmitti (Hildebrand, 1940); Pseudophichthys latedorsalis (Roule, 1915);

Pseudophichthys splendens, the purple-mouthed conger, is a species of eel in the family Congridae. It is the only member of its genus. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean at depths of 123–1,647 meters (404–5,404 ft).

References

Tighe, K. (2015). "Pseudophichthys splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199161A2565331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199161A2565331.en. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Pseudophichthys splendens" in FishBase. June 2011 version.

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[IUCN-1] Tighe, K. (2015). "Pseudophichthys splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199161A2565331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199161A2565331.en. Retrieved 14 January 2023.